
Health Careįor more information about career opportunities, contact the UK Career Center. Our curriculum prepares students for a wide array of careers including scientific research, medicine, dentistry allied health, forestry, pharmaceutical sciences and much more. The UK Department of Biology is home to the largest undergraduate major on campus. 50 Things to Do With a Biology Degree.pdfīiology is an exciting and growing field of study. *Follow the links above to read about trends in pay, job growth, and education requirements from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupations include but are not limited to the following:
understand the behavior of the environmentīiology provides an excellent foundation for careers in a variety of professions and occupations in the areas of molecular and cellular biology, physiology, industrial microbiology and biotechnology, human genetics, forensic science, health education, plant pathology, oceanography, herpetology, animal behavior, ecology, environmental studies, entomology, parasitology, botany, mammalogy and postgraduate education.understand the building blocks of the systems of life.collaborate with fellow biologists and other scientists.
analyze and evaluate data, write and present reports. gather information, conduct research and laboratory experimentation. generate original ideas and solve problems - conduct research and interpret data using laboratory instrumentation. What skills does studying biology develop? The Department of Biology offers research opportunities, training, and instruction at all levels, undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral. While the major is designed to prepare the student for a post-baccalaureate profession in biology, for advanced professional training in the health sciences, or for graduate study in basic and applied areas of the biological sciences, biology majors can and do work in a wide variety occupational professions. To address the breadth and depth essential to educating biologists, the biology major is structured to include both a broad foundation through core courses and opportunity for specialization within a biological subfield through biology electives. The Department of Biology is host to outstanding research programs in various fields across the spectrum of modern biology. Biology – More than Cells, Plants, and Bugsīiology, simply defined, is the study of living organisms and the processes that make life possible.